Bust-form.



No. 638,400. Patented Dec. 5, I899. J. DUIGLEY.

BUST FORM.

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JESSAMINE QUIGLEY, OF HAMMOND, INDIANA.

BUSTHFORM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,400, dated December5, 1899.

Application filed une 16, 1899. semi No. 720,785. on. model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ESSAMINE QUIG-LEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Bust-Forms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a bust-form, and has for its object to providea simple and effective device of this character as an artificial meansof correcting the irregularities of physical development and the use ofwhich will baffle detection by reason of the fact that the parts aremaintained in regular or symmetrical form by the regular interpositionof yielding devices, which are caused to effect their function almostcompletely to the shoulderseams and fully to the scyes or armholes, andthus avoid gaps or external irregular appearance, and with perfectcomfort to the wearer.

The invention consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts,which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved deviceshown applied and looking toward the front thereof. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a back view of the improved device.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numerals 1 and 2 represent the opposite front sections or members,each having sufficient material therein to accommodate the interpositionof yielding distending devices which will be presently described andembodying a particular arrangement which will cause the sections 1 and 2to maintain the projecting contour given them by the initialarrangement. Each section has a curved neck-recess 3, a central downwardextension 4, and a partial scye or armhole curved recess 5. From thelower portion of the front overlapping edges 6, of each section, thelower marginal line '7 curves downwardly in regular contour through theextension 4 and then upwardly to the under-arm location, and terminatesand becomes continuous with the under straight edge 8 of a seam-flap 9,which includes a part of the recess 4. From the flap 9 the contour ofeach section toward the point 10 of greatest distention conforms to oris patterned after the lines of a perfectly-developed bust, and fromsaid point of greatest distention the slope and curvature are regulartoward the shoulder-seam 11 on each side. The greatest width or expanseof material is also confined between each of the edges 6 and the flaps9, and the portion 12 of the material which extends upwardly from saidgreatest point of distention toward the shoulder-seam 11 is narrowed andincludes therein a portion of both the neck-recess 3 and the scye orarmhole recess 5, which are the opposite margins of this part of eachsection. From the point of greatest extension 10 each section slopesinwardly, as at 13 and clearly shown by Fig. 1, and it will beunderstood that all the curves and slopes gradually merge off or are ofless surface extent in the direction toward the scyes or armholes andthe under-arm portions.

While the interposed yielding devices stiffen the sections 1 and 2 to agreater or less degree, it will be understood that they do not createany discomfort when the device is in use, and said sections when appliedin operative position regularly receive and support the garment placedthereover in a manner similar to the application of such garment to anatural form. The under-arm portions of the improved bust-form arereduced in downward extent to avoid a bulky or unnatural appearance,which is clearly shown by Fig. 2, and to support the sections 1 and 2they are connected to a back 14, which is made up of a single thicknessof suitable material and has the scye or armholes partially formedtherein.

Flaps 15 are extended across the shoulders and meet the upper reducedterminals of the sections 1 and 2 at the front, so as to avoid anunpleasant bearing or pressure on the shoulders of the wearer. Sideflaps 16 are also extended forwardly from the lower portions of the backand meet and are connected to the flaps 9 of the said sections. Thedownward extent of theback' 14 is considerably less than that of thesections 1 and 2, and the improved device is thus rendered cool andgreater ventilation is permitted at a point where necessary.

The sections 1 and 2 are connected at the front preferably by means ofhooks, though other fastening devices may be used, and the inner liningor that portion of the sections which are adjacent the body of thewearer will have a contour conforming to the latter. The material ofwhich the improved device is constructed may be varied to suit differenttastes, but is intended to be of a nature sufficiently durable towithstand wear arising from continued usage.

Bust-forms as heretofore constructed have usually been held in place byshoulder or body straps or other devices which would slip and permit thebust portion of the form to become displaced, and particularly adjacentthe shoulders. By providing the back 14 in the present construction theform is held against movement after proper application, and it will beobserved that the said back extends far enough down to provide for theformation of armholes, which will prevent the slipping movement referredto and also avoid entirely covering the back of the wearer, as it isonly essential that the said back 14 extend a little below the armholes.This back 14, as previously set forth, will be made of some lightmaterial, and by curtailing its extent in a downward direction thewearer will not be inconvenienced by the extra thickness of materialthat would result if said material extended downwardly equal to thebust-form proper.

The distending devices, as shown by the drawings, have no specialconstruction or 'arrangement; but such parts will be similar to devicesnow commonly known in the market, and their arrangement will be inaccordance with the desired shape, care being taken to avoid a bulkyassemblage adjacent the frontshoulder and under-arm portions of the innproved form. I

In making up the improved device it will be produced in view of a scalemeasurement to adapt it to various forms and to properly size it, andthe covering material may be of an expensive nature or an inferiorquality. These matters will be regulated entirely by the demand of thetrade; but under all conditions the salient features will be preserved,and are the front sections having the lower extensions andunder-armprojections, as well as the front-shoulder portions, alldistended and gradually shaped OE and supported by and connected to aflexible back which has less downward extent than the said frontsections.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is--= A bustform comprising front sections adapted to be separably joined at thecenter and each regularly distended to simulate the human form andhaving therein devices for maintaining the desired contour, neck andarmhole recesses being partially formed in each section, and a backcomposed of a piece of material having portions extended across theshoulder part of the form and connected with the upper front portion ofthe said sections and also provided with a portion of the neck andarmholes to continue with those in the sections, the said back extendingdownwardly only a short distance below the location of the armholes ofthe form.

JESSAMINE QUIGLEY.

Witnesses MAYELLA GREEN, WINIFRED LAMB.

